IM Petronio Roca leads Pinoy woodpushers in the Asian Seniors Online Chess Championships

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Manila---International Master (IM) Petronio Roca will lead Pinoy woodpushers in the Asian Seniors Online Chess Championships on July 13 to 21 at chess.com.

Backed up by Rep. Elpidio "Pidi" Frani Barzaga Jr. and Skin Magical Dasma Carsigma, the Dasmarinas City, Cavite based Roca is fresh from winning Asian Seniors Tune-up tournament organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines.

Roca is a former top player of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PECA), former coach of Adamson University and Colegio de San Juan de Letran College.

Other woodpushers who will try to defend the Filipino pride are 2017 Acqui Terme, Italy World Seniors Chess Championship Vice-Champion Grandmaster (GM) Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., International Masters Chito Garma, Ricardo de Guzman, Barlo Nadera, Emmanuel Senador and Angelo Young, Fide Master Alexander Lupian and National Masters Gerardo "Gerry" Cabellon,Rudy Ibanez, Jonathan Tan at Wilfredo Neri,Ceferino " Jun" Isaac at James Infiesto.-Marlon Bernardino-